[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR752.10]

[Page 381]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 752--WATER BANK PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 752.10  Awarding water bank agreements.

    (a) Persons wishing to be considered for an agreement shall file a 
request with the county committee indicating the acreage which is to be 
designated under the agreement. In order to be eligible for 
participation in the program, such persons must agree to designate: (1) 
2 or more acres of types 3 through 7 wetlands, and (2) a total of at 
least 10 acres consisting of types 1 through 7 wetlands or adjacent 
land, or any combination thereof, identified in a conservation plan 
developed in cooperation with the Soil and Water Conservation District 
in which the farm is located. In addition, the Soil Conservation Service 
(SCS) must certify that the designated acreage constitutes a viable 
wetland unit, contains sufficient adjacent land to protect the wetland, 
and provides essential habitat for the nesting, breeding or feeding of 
migratory waterfowl. An acreage of less than 10 acres may be designated 
if the SCS representative recommends acceptance of the acreage and 
certifies that the area offered for agreement is a good, viable wetland 
unit and that the acceptance of the acreage would be in accord with the 
purposes of the program.
    (b) Persons desiring to participate in the program may agree to 
designate any additional amount to types 1 through 7 wetlands and 
adjacent land. However, the maximum acreage of adjacent land which is 
designated under the agreement with respect to which payment shall be 
based cannot exceed four times the total acreage of types 3 through 7 
wetlands which is designated under the agreement. This maximum acreage 
restriction may be waived by the State committee if such waiver would 
further the program objectives.
    (c) Where funds allocated to the county do not permit accepting all 
requests which are filed, the county committee may limit the approval of 
requests for agreements in accordance with instructions issued by the 
Deputy Administrator.